Table 2
Components of demographic growthTable summary
This table displays the results of Components of demographic growth 1995/1996, 2005/2006 and 2015/2016, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).

1995/1996

2005/2006

2015/2016Note p: preliminary

number

Births

372,453

346,082

392,902

Deaths

209,766

225,489

269,012

Immigrants

217,478

254,374

320,932

Emigrants

48,396

57,851

64,305

Returning emigrants

19,035

34,855

37,564

Net temporary emigrants

19,745

27,652

18,418

Net non-permanent residents

-826

15,852

38,152

p preliminaryNote: All figures are for the one-year period ending June 30.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0004.

Data Table for Chart 1

Chart 1
Population growth
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population growth Total growth, Natural increase and Net international migration (appearing as column headers).

Table 3
Age composition of the Canadian populationTable summary
This table displays the results of Age composition of the Canadian population 1996, 2006 and 2016, calculated using % of the population and median age units of measure (appearing as column headers).

1996

2006

2016

% of the population

0 to 17 years

24.3

21.5

19.3

18 to 24 years

9.4

9.6

9.2

25 to 44 years

32.8

28.8

27.1

45 to 64 years

21.3

26.9

27.8

65 years and older

12.1

13.2

16.5

90 years and older

0.4

0.5

0.8

median age

Total population

35.2

38.9

40.6

Note: Age composition statistics are based on population estimates, which should not be confused with the 2016 Census population counts that were released on February 8, 2017.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0001.

Table 4
Population of census metropolitan areasTable summary
This table displays the results of Population of census metropolitan areas 2006, 2016 and 2006 to 2016, calculated using number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).

2006

2016

2006 to 2016

number

% change

Total population

31,612,897

35,151,728

11.2

St. John's

181,113

205,955

13.7

Halifax

372,858

403,390

8.2

Moncton

126,424

144,810

14.5

Saint John

122,389

126,202

3.1

Saguenay

151,643

160,980

6.2

Québec

715,515

798,162

11.6

Sherbrooke

186,952

212,105

13.5

Trois-Rivières

141,529

156,042

10.3

Montréal

3,635,571

4,098,927

12.7

Ottawa–Gatineau

1,130,761

1,323,783

17.1

Kingston

152,358

161,175

5.8

Belleville

91,518

103,472

13.1

Peterborough

116,570

121,721

4.4

Oshawa

330,594

379,848

14.9

Toronto

5,113,149

5,928,040

15.9

Hamilton

692,911

747,545

7.9

St. Catharines–Niagara

390,317

406,074

4.0

Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo

451,235

523,894

16.1

Brantford

124,607

134,203

7.7

Guelph

127,009

151,984

19.7

London

457,720

494,069

7.9

Windsor

323,342

329,144

1.8

Barrie

177,061

197,059

11.3

Greater Sudbury

158,258

164,689

4.1

Thunder Bay

122,907

121,621

-1.0

Winnipeg

694,668

778,489

12.1

Regina

194,971

236,481

21.3

Saskatoon

233,923

295,095

26.2

Lethbridge

95,196

117,394

23.3

Calgary

1,079,310

1,392,609

29.0

Edmonton

1,034,945

1,321,426

27.7

Kelowna

162,276

194,882

20.1

Abbotsford–Mission

159,020

180,518

13.5

Vancouver

2,116,581

2,463,431

16.4

Victoria

330,088

367,770

11.4

Sources: Statistics Canada, 2006 and 2016 Censuses of Population.

Data Table for Chart 4

Chart 4
Proportion of Aboriginal people who can speak an Aboriginal language, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Proportion of Aboriginal people who can speak an Aboriginal language % (appearing as column headers).

%

First Nations

42.1

Métis

23.3

Inuk (Inuit)

77.5

Note: Includes Aboriginal people who speak an Aboriginal language, even if only a few words.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 576-0009.

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